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Thursday: A slight chance of drizzle. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. East wind 6 to 8 mph. Thursday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. East wind 3 to 6 mph.

EVENT OF THE DAY: Arthur Hammer Memorial Exhibit Opening Reception

Marvel at a large collection of paintings of people, places and things left behind by Arthur Hammer. In about 1990, he opened the Arthur Hammer Fine Arts Gallery on West 25th Street in Manhattan. His gallery focused on the Modernist painters of the 1920s and 1930s and 1940s, which ultimately had a profound effect on the direction of his own work. Click here for more info or to submit an event of your own

Accused cop killer released from Jamaica Hospital

Darrell Fuller, the suspect wanted in connection with killing a veteran Nassau County police officer and a civilian yesterday, was transferred from Jamaica Hospital to Nassau County for booking this afternoon. Under guard of Nassau County Police and NYPD, Fuller appeared sluggish as he walked out of a side entrance of the hospital into a black car. Read more: Queens Courier

Off-duty cop shot in Bronx in stable condition, 1 suspect dead

An off-duty cop, shot in the chest while attempting to break up an armed robbery, fired and killed one of the suspects while two others fled. The incident occurred at 6:30 p.m. in the Bronx when off-duty officer Ivan Marcano’s girlfriend witnessed a robbery in progress while the pair drove on Harrison Avenue. Read more: Queens Courier

Peninsula Hospital sale nearing completion

A group led by a nursing home magnate and former board member of Peninsula Hospital has scooped up the hospital’s assets in bankruptcy. However, future use out of the century-old shuttered hospital as a medical facility is unclear. Read more: Daily News

Former student testifies against accused St. John’s embezzler, ‘Dean of Mean’ Cecelia Chang

Even the family dog abused the scholars-turned-slaves of accused St. John’s University embezzler Cecelia Chang, a former student testified today. Chen Yu Yang, 27, echoed testimony from other former students, that Chang, the former head of the Asian Studies department, forced her into servitude to keep her work-study grant. Read more: NY Post

Queens train brake blasts a loud nuisance, residents say

The sound of the elevated N or Q train can be heard street level as it pulls into the Ditmars Boulevard station, the last stop in Queens. It happens at least every 10 minutes during rush hour. Read more: NY1

Brooklyn woman fails to set record for fastest trip through NYC subway system

History eluded the Brooklyn woman trying to beat the world record for the quickest trip through the city’s subway system. Stefanie Gray, 24, failed to finish in under 22 hours, 52 minutes and 36 seconds. Read more: NY Post